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Bamana Artist

Late 19th-early 20th century
Headdress, chiwara
Mali
Wood
Height: 22 in (56 cm)
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Provenance

Collected by Carl Kjersmeier in Suluba, French Sudan 1931-1932

Ex Carl & Amalie Kjersmeier, Copenhagen

Ex collection Lauwrence Sunde, Copenhagen

Ex collection Steen Strömberg, Copenhagen

Ex Ole Christensen Collection, Copenhagen

Sotheby's New York. African and Oceanic Art. 19 May 2000. lot 219

Ex private collection, New York

Publications

Kjersmeier, Carl. Paa Fetishjagt i Afrika. 1932. p.152

Kjersmeier, Carl. Bambara-kunst. Umer, 52, H.4; 1932. p. 323, fig.2

Lundbaek, Torben & Poul Mørk. Afrikansk Kunst. Kjersmeiers samling. Nationalmuséets etnografiske afdeling, 1968. p.18, no.46-48, not illustrated

Sensager, Thomas Otte. "Carl Kjersmeier and Sogoni Koun: A Life, a Journey, and a Passion for African Art”. Tribal Art Magazine, #82, Winter 2016. Cover and p. 114

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